PORTLAND — The Maine Jewish Museum has announced its 2025 inductees to the Maine Jewish Hall of Fame. The 2025 class includes the following (* is in memory of the person): Leah Binder, Washington, D.C. (formerly Farmington); Harris Gleckman, Cumberland; Charlie* and Ellie Miller, Scarborough; William “Billy” Miller, Bangor; *Edith Pagelson, Falmouth; *Judge Abraham Rudman, […]
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Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer charged in 7th death
The suspect, a New York architect, was already accused of killing 6 other women, including Megan Waterman of Scarborough.
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Maine company wants to create a new American hotel chain
HomeAwhile, an apartment-style hotel being built in Scarborough, could set a blueprint for modern extended-stay lodging. The group behind it was shaped by working-class roots.
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Hoax threats send multiple Maine schools into lockdown on Election Day
More than a dozen schools received ‘swatting’ calls, which came from the same IP address that’s been used in previous hoaxes.
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Alfonds, heirs of Dexter Shoe Co., now rank among wealthiest Americans
Scarborough resident Susan Alfond and her brothers amassed their wealth from the shoe company started by their father and bought by investor Warren Buffett.
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Homeowners in Gorham Connector’s path brace for impact
More than 20 years after the Maine Turnpike Authority began the conversation about building the 5-mile, 4-lane toll highway, homeowners who would be displaced by the project still find their lives hang in the balance.
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Androscoggin County woman gets time-served for illegal gun purchases
Prosecutors say Tia Lavigne bought at least three guns for someone else.
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Postal Service scraps plan to reduce role of Hampden facility
The change would have moved outgoing mail processing from Hampden to a facility in Scarborough, roughly 130 miles away.
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Shark spotted near Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth was a great white
After multiple reported sightings last week, experts confirmed that at least one great white shark was in southern Maine waters.
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Maine students attend national convention
Maine student panelists and peers from Alaska and Oregon presented the Supporting Youth Leaders workshop at the 2024 League of Women Voters National Convention, held June 27-30 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wu, 17, of Scarborough, Maya Eichorn, 19, of Kennebunk, and Lianna Holden, 18, of Lewiston, helped answer recruitment and retention questions, shared what LWVME’s […]